How to avoid digital arrest scams? Govt issues advisory

The Central Bureau of Investigation, police, customs, the Enforcement Directorate or judges do not arrest people through video calls, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) said in a......

South East Asia-based gangs behind surge in cybercrimes in India: Govt

Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and a few other South East Asian countries have become a hub of transnational organised gangs which are increasingly carrying out cyber crimes like financial frauds, digital......

Cyber criminals make woman lawyer strip on camera, send Rs 14 lakh

A woman lawyer in Bengaluru fell prey to cyber criminals and during 'video arrest' for two days she not only lost money to the tune of Rs 14.57 lakh but also posed nude on camera for them, police......

Sheena Bora case: Indrani Mukerjea gets bail 6 yrs after arrest

More than six years after she was arrested for the alleged murder of her own daughter, Indrani Mukerjea is set to leave Mumbai's Byculla women's prison as the Supreme Court granted her bail in the......

Tech, startup groups push back against OTT licensing

Tech and startup industry bodies have again pushed back against calls by telecom operators to bring over-the-top (OTT) services under a licensing regime similar to telcos, and open them up to......

Cipla deploys drones to fly in critical drugs

Drug major Cipla on Tuesday said it has launched drone-powered deliveries of critical medicines – cardiac, respiratory and other essential chronic therapies – to hospitals and......

Good news! BB10 is Skyped

BlackBerry users had a clear disadvantage when they discussed apps with other smartphone users. No, it had nothing to do with the number of apps available on their respective app stores. Rather,......

India wants access to Google, Skype, Twitter data

The government on Wednesday made it clear that social networking sites must comply with the security agencies' requirement for a real-time monitoring of their user data to ensure that national......

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?''Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: The The Big Bang Theory cast. It has been a lackadaisical summer......

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

'He never went to the Bombay industry.' IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee in Satyajit Ray's classic Charulata.   There is a story Soumitra Chatterjee likes to tell. In the......

Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 is a mess

Flimsy motives and dispensable characters ensure there's no hope for Tigmanshu Dhulia's disappointing drama, notes Sukanya Verma. A hoodie-clad Sanjay Dutt trounces his opponents in a game of......

'Stop this mad war - we won't surrender'

'You are an instrument at the hands of one man with one ambition -- to resurrect the Soviet Union... For ambitions of one man, we are paying a very high price.'   IMAGE: The boxing brothers,......

PIX: McIlroy-Johnson triumph in charity golf match

'It's been awesome and it’s nice to get back on the golf course.' IMAGE: Rory McIlroy, right, and Dustin Johnson of the American Nurses Foundation team celebrate after winning the closest to......

Coronavirus: Atletico's Saul working to revive Spain's businesses

'This crisis is going to be much bigger than anything we've experienced and anything we do will not be enough but my aim is to help, it might not be enough in some cases but I have to try.' 'Every......

Waqar likely to be appointed as Pakistan bowling coach

Waqar likely to be appointed as Pakistan bowling coach IMAGE: Waqar Younis of Pakistan looks on. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Former captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis appears set......

Rhodes, incumbents appear for Indian support staff interviews

IMAGE: The 49-year-old Jonty Rhodes was the fielding coach of Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians for a long time before parting ways with the franchise.. Photograph: BCCI The high-profile......